Aberdeen Responds to Market Activity

10/18/2017

TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - Oct. 18, 2017) -Aberdeen International Inc. ("Aberdeen" or the "Company") (TSX:AAB) - At the recommendation of Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada ("IIROC"), Aberdeen confirms that it is not aware of any material, undisclosed information related to the Company that would account for the recent increase in the market price and level of trading volume of its common shares.

ABOUT ABERDEEN INTERNATIONAL

Aberdeen International is a global resource investment company and merchant bank focused on small capitalization companies in the mining and metals sector.

This press release contains "forward-looking information" within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities legislation. Forward-looking information includes, without limitation, statements regarding the Company's knowledge of information relating to the Company. Forward-looking information is subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the actual results, level of activity, performance or achievements of the Company to be materially different from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking information, including risks described in the public disclosure of the Company, which is available under the profile of the Company on SEDAR at www.sedar.com and on the Company's website at www.aberdeeninternational.ca. Although the Company has attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in forward-looking information, there may be other factors that cause results not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended. There can be no assurance that such information will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking information. The Company does not undertake to update any forward-looking information, except in accordance with applicable securities laws.